I just picked up another pair of sunglasses a few weeks ago at Gander Mountain. They are the 'Fish Eyes' that they have on the big rotating displays in the front of the store. Ran me around $15, they work good enough for me, but I am thinking of getting another lighter tint pair for fishing back along places such as clarks where even on the sunniest days it is dark along the creek. My last pair of them lasted almost a year before I lost them during the late rabbit season.

Posted on: 2008/2/26 8:02

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For me, the chance of losing or destroying my sunglasses is directly proportional to the amount I spend on them. The cheaper they are, the longer I seem to hold on to them. Definitely get a polarized lense. Non-polarized sunglasses for looking at water is like a wooly bugger with the hook-point broken off. I do think the lenses stay clearer and resist vest-pocket abrasions better on the expensive lenses, but if you sit on a nice set of clear lenses, they are just as broken as a slightly scratched or cloudy one.

Posted on: 2008/2/27 7:25

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I alternate between $16 mini market shades and $20 tackle shop models. I'm pretty sure they are all made in the same place. I go through about a pair per year, but then I always have a few spares that aren't worn out yet to loan to buddies or use if I leave mine at home. I know for a fact that if I buy good ones the Jack factor will come into play, so I just keep getting the cheepies. They work for me.

My Walmart polarized sunglasses have camo frames and I love the camo! lol The new ones they have at Walmart have camo lenses too and they suck. You look through them and the camo pattern is like pok-a-doted design on the lenses and the visibility is horrible. Glad I got a spare pair when they had the good camo ones!